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Lydia BinghamAge: 781813–1891

Name
Lydia Bingham
Given names
Lydia
Surname
Bingham
Married Name
Lydia Smith
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Birth about 1813
 Kingsnorth, Kent, England

History 1814 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba.
History 1815 (Age 2)
 

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days.<br />Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.<br />Corn Laws passed.
History 1819 (Age 6)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
History 1820 (Age 7)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
History 1821 (Age 8)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
History 1829 (Age 16)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 17)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
MarriageGeorge Smith - View family
16 May 1831 (Age 18)
 Charing, Kent, England

History 1832 (Age 19)
 

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.
History 1833 (Age 20)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 21)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Birth of a daughter
#1		 about 1835 (Age 22)
 Charing, Kent, England

daughter - Mary B Smith
Birth of a son
#2		 about 1837 (Age 24)
 Sheldwich, Kent, England

son - James H Smith
History 1837 (Age 24)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 25)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 26)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Birth of a son
#3		 about 1840 (Age 27)
 Lamberhurst, Kent, England

son - John F Smith
History 1840 (Age 27)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act.
Birth of a daughter
#4		 about 1842 (Age 29)
 Ashford, Kent, England

daughter - Emily Smith
History 1842 (Age 29)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
Birth of a daughter
#5		 about 1844 (Age 31)
 Ashford, Kent, England

daughter - Rebecca Smith
Birth of a daughter
#6		 between April 1845 and June 1845 (Age 32)
 Ashford, Kent, England

daughter - Lydia Matilda Smith
Birth of a daughter
#7		 about 1847 (Age 34)
 Sturry, Kent, England

daughter - Julia A Smith
Birth of a daughter
#8		 about 1849 (Age 36)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

daughter - Amelia Smith
History 1849 (Age 36)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
Birth of a son
#9		 about 1850 (Age 37)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

son - Alfred Smith
History 1850 (Age 37)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Birth of a son
#10		 1851 (Age 38)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

son - Daniel Smith
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 38)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

Address:
Isemonger Gate
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - George Smith - Tenterden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
George SmithheadM40MTurnpike HolderKent, Great Chart
Lydia SmithwifeM38FWifeKent, Kingsnorth
Mary B SmithdaughterS16FAssisting at homeKent, Charing
James H SmithsonS14MErrand boyKent, Sheldwich
John F SmithsonS11MScholarKent, Lamberhurst
Emily SmithdaughterS9FScholarKent, Ashford
Rebecca SmithdaughterS7FScholarKent, Ashford
Lydia Matilda SmithdaughterS5FScholarKent, Ashford
Julia A SmithdaughterS4FScholarKent, Sturry
Amelia SmithdaughterS2FAt homeKent, Tenterden
Alfred SmithsonS1MAt homeKent, Tenterden
Daniel SmithsonS1mMAt homeKent, Tenterden

History 1851 (Age 38)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 40)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 42)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 44)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 45)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 48)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 49)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 51)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 54)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
Marriage of a daughterLydia Matilda Smith - View family
between January 1868 and March 1868 (Age 55)
 Ticehurst, Sussex, England

son-in-law - Harold "Harry" Howard
daughter - Lydia Matilda Smith
History 1869 (Age 56)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 56)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 57)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 58)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 63)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 64)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 66)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 67)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 69)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 70)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 71)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 72)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 73)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 74)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 76)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
Death of a husband between July 1890 and September 1890 (Age 77)
 Hastings R D, Sussex, England

husband - George Smith
Death between April 1891 and June 1891 Age: 78
 Hastings R D, Sussex, England

Family with George Smith - View family
husband
George Smith

Birth about 1811  Great Chart, Kent, England

Death between July 1890 and September 1890 Age: 79  Hastings R D, Sussex, England

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herself
Lydia Bingham

Birth about 1813  Kingsnorth, Kent, England

Death between April 1891 and June 1891 Age: 78  Hastings R D, Sussex, England

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Marriage: 16 May 1831 — Charing, Kent, England
4 years
#1 daughter
Mary B Smith

Birth about 1835 24 22  Charing, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#2 son
James H Smith

Birth about 1837 26 24  Sheldwich, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#3 son
John F Smith

Birth about 1840 29 27  Lamberhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#4 daughter
Emily Smith

Birth about 1842 31 29  Ashford, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#5 daughter
Rebecca Smith

Birth about 1844 33 31  Ashford, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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15 months
#6 daughter
Lydia Matilda Smith

Birth between April 1845 and June 1845 34 32  Ashford, Kent, England

Death between January 1923 and March 1923 Age: 77  Tonbridge, Kent, England

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21 months
#7 daughter
Julia A Smith

Birth about 1847 36 34  Sturry, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#8 daughter
Amelia Smith

Birth about 1849 38 36  Tenterden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#9 son
Alfred Smith

Birth about 1850 39 37  Tenterden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#10 son
Daniel Smith

Birth 1851 40 38  Tenterden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
30 March 1851 (Age 38)  Tenterden, Kent, England Isemonger Gate
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - George Smith - Tenterden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
George SmithheadM40MTurnpike HolderKent, Great Chart
Lydia SmithwifeM38FWifeKent, Kingsnorth
Mary B SmithdaughterS16FAssisting at homeKent, Charing
James H SmithsonS14MErrand boyKent, Sheldwich
John F SmithsonS11MScholarKent, Lamberhurst
Emily SmithdaughterS9FScholarKent, Ashford
Rebecca SmithdaughterS7FScholarKent, Ashford
Lydia Matilda SmithdaughterS5FScholarKent, Ashford
Julia A SmithdaughterS4FScholarKent, Sturry
Amelia SmithdaughterS2FAt homeKent, Tenterden
Alfred SmithsonS1MAt homeKent, Tenterden
Daniel SmithsonS1mMAt homeKent, Tenterden

 

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